We all want to make our homes beautiful and inviting while at the same time making them personal to us and evocative of our tastes.
We all want to make our homes beautiful and inviting while at the same time making them personal to us and evocative of our tastes.
Many people decorate the interiors of their homes in ways that can be easily customized, allowing them to let their individuality shine through. The top interior design trends for right now can all be tailored to your taste, either by changing the color, the material, or any other aspect of them. Take a look and see which one will inspire you.
1. Add an Arched Doorway
As an opening between rooms, an arched doorway makes a powerful statement. They are much like the entrances of the cave dwellings in Greece and Southern Turkey, yet have a whimsical flair to them. Paint the surfaces of your arch in complementing shades of the same color family to give it a classic, cohesive look. These look just as welcoming as a doorway between rooms as they do as the entrance to a flight of stairs.
2. Update Your Wood Paneling
Few things give rooms a dated look as much as wood paneling. Original forms of this paneling, often installed in the 1970s and often constructed of a dark wood finish, have been given an updated look to fit in homes that were designed for this century. Slatted pale wood and interesting shapes give this trend a fresh look.
3. Establish an Indoor Garden
One of the biggest trends in interior design has always been the injection of the beauty of nature into your living space. From cut flowers and arranged bouquets to potted plants dotted around on surfaces, this is definitely not a new trend. However, for a fresh new take on this idea, take a small spot that get a lot of natural light, like a windowsill, and install a flowerbed on the inside. If kept properly hydrated, they will thrive from being in such direct sunlight. Their natural charm will delight all your guests and bring the soothing influence of nature inside.
4. Use interesting Patterns for Tile
Even if it is a small area, like a kitchen backsplash or the floor of a shower in your bathroom, artfully arranging the tiled surface is sure to be eye-catching and delight all who see it. Larger installations, like full floors or walls, can add to the overall look of the room. You can design your tiles is any geometric pattern you wish.
5. Design a Color Palette Around Olive or Avocado Green
It might look old fashioned, but the calming atmosphere of an olive green room is experiencing a surge in popularity. This shade is often paired with a soft citron or a delicate pink. A green this deep has a calming influence, which works to relax you. Due to this feature, it is a popular color to be used in modern bedrooms and living rooms.
6. Choose Curvy Pieces of Furniture
While a lot of attention is paid to the color of a room or its physical features, not enough is given to the furniture that fills it. Any interior designer will tell you that the color of your large furniture should echo the other shades in the room, but the shape of popular furniture is in constant flux. What was once angular now has soft undulating curves to envelop you and help you relax.
7. Surround Yourself With Uniqueness
Seeing the same old styles every day can have a dampening effect on the spirit. Shake a little life back into yourself by hanging some inexpensive but original art in a small gallery type of display or finding antique lamps that fit into your style. Making your home be true to your personality and not having it look like every other room is easy with the right accessories.
8. Use Sustainable Materials
Materials that you use for construction that do not do ecological harm and do not deplete resources that cannot be renewed. They can be attractive, durable, and serve just about any function that you need. Sustainable materials are designed to last for longer than their non-sustainable counterparts, so they can create a much more cost-effective living environment. Choose sustainable materials for all your projects, from inside the home to landscaping.
9. Give a Tired Farmhouse Look a European Flair
In recent years, the farmhouse aesthetic has been done to death. However, with just a few small tweaks it can be transformed into a European countryside dream. Use traditional patterns and add a touch of whimsy. Creating this sophisticated look is about mixing fun prints, adding some unique antiques, and playing around with some muted hues. To keep the thread the same through your yard and interior, bring some living plants indoors. Some large planters in a French blue or delicate eggshell with some large leafy blooms can look magical and inviting.
10. Use Two Complementary Shades in Your Kitchen
The basic white kitchen is such an iconic look. With walls, cabinets, fixtures, and appliances all made in the same hue, they tend to recede into the background. However, people are starting to combine white with a bolder color to make two-toned kitchens that practically scream with vitality. Black and red are popular colors to pair with white for this look although more daring homeowners are mixing two completely new shades together. Let favorite pieces of crockery or vintage appliances inspire you.
11. Try a Fun Rug as Your Centerpiece
From a weird shape to a funky new material, rugs are exploding in their applications and how well they can fit into a home. Gone are the bland carpets designed for a more utilitarian style than anything and taking their place is a new crop of interesting area rugs that can completely makeover your space and give it a brand new look. Try muted colors for a sleek and sophisticated look. Bright, vibrant colors fit in well in a child's play area.
12. Add Bold Colors in Small Areas
It used to be quite popular to just have just one color with which to decorate a room, but that is being given a fresh new look by painting accent pieces like molds or wainscoting in exhilarating, eye-catching shades of the same hue. You can keep your room looking cohesive and put together but add some visual appeal. Hints of color can sometimes be more powerful than large swathes of it.
13. Include Fewer Neutral Tones in Your Color Palettes
The color palette is where the design for a room often starts. For years, it has been dominated by neutral shades, such as varying intensities of brown or cream, but it is now being replaced by a slew of jewel tones, overly saturated colors, and warmer tones. These are still being accented to great effect by small patches of neutral tones and earthy colors. The depth of the color is added to by a less intrusive hue.
14. Make an Investment
A huge part of artfully designing a room is letting your own personal style show through. It is also a great opportunity to invest in pieces that will be around for a long time. Buying fewer items, but choosing ones of higher quality are not only more ecologically friendly, but establishes a look as your 'personal style'. This can apply to furniture as well as construction materials for a physical renovation.
15. Add an Accent Wall With Floral Wallpaper
Floral wallpaper can seem as dated as wood paneling, but it too has been given a fresh new look to fit into more modern homes. While walls with an allover, small floral print can seem claustrophobic, adding a large, bright print to just a single wall can be charming and enchanting. This can not only open up your room, but it can give it a huge update without a lot of work.
16. Layer Artworks in a Small Gallery
While it has always been fashionable to hang pieces of art on walls to make them look less bare, a newer trend is to clump smaller pieces together for a greater impact. They should all have the same style, but stand out from their backing wall. This will make them eye-catching and guaranteed conversation starters.
17. Opposites Attract
A huge new trend these days is combining contrasting items. It can be an old farmhouse that is accessorized with chrome furniture, or a room full of antiques except for one bright piece of modern art. Any combination can be striking and thought-provoking, so just suit your tastes and the rest will follow.
18. Natural Wicker or Rattan
Generally seen as the comforting, home-like materials used to make outdoor furniture, Wicker or rattan, when left untreated, can give your home a natural atmosphere that will be enticing and enveloping for your guests. Furniture in these materials is popular in kitchens, though it can be used well in just about any room that you use to relax in.
19. Sleep Like a Princess
Even though you might think canopy beds belong in fairy tale stories, they are coming up in big, new designs in interior decorating. For a fresh, updated take on this traditional style of bed, the four tall posters are not holding up a canopy, but have scarves or diaphanous fabric swagged between them. This can give your room a whimsical look while allowing you to have sweet dreams.
20. Make Your Home Fit in With Your Life
Just as all of these hot new interior decorating trends can be customized cosmetically to suit your style, they can also be customized to fit your whole lifestyle. Incorporate some of these ideas into building a new home office, perfect for doing remote work. Allow them to inspire you to create a space where your children can happily spend hours. Now more than ever, your home is where you should feel safe and comfortable.
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